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After talking to a person "in the know" at Atari Games, Inc., I have a little
more information.  According to this (normally) reliable source, Electronic
Arts either officially has the right of first refusal to new Atari Games
coin-operated video games OR has been aggressive in buying up the rights to
the games.  Marble Madness is apparently not the only game that EA bought the
rights to, however the source didn't have any other specific examples.  I
suspect that the game designers at Atari Games may have influenced this
policy, as Electronic Arts was a VERY POPULAR company with all the programmers
at Atari in the pre-Tramiel, pre-NAMCO days.

Despite the popularity of Gauntlet, EA might choose to pass on the rights to
the game.  After all, Electronic Arts doesn't really like to release games
that are primarily shoot'em ups (or "jelly blasters" to use an old Atari
term).
				David Comstock
				Tymnet, Inc.
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